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"maybe you should"..... nahIm amazed at your references..you have such a knowledge of the music world..blows me away. I love it!Why go "thug life"? Who cares about him..hes dead. Did he set precedent? No.. the only thing that sets him apart is that hes dead.Youre not.

I hate to reiterate a media analysis which has been floating around in some form since the 1980s, but we now need "super-disasters" to get anyone's attention. An Oklahoma bombing is small fry now - what could compare to 9-11? The media have already forgotten about Rita because it can't compare with Katrina. Serial killers and suicides aren't even enough anymore. To get memorable recognition, a group of rappers will have to commit mass suicide -- and I truly am shuddering at that thought (seriosuly, I am not advocating mass suicide; put the guns down).

WE act the media sells us stuff we don't buy. Sure - death sells, addiction sells, sex scandals sell (I think an oklahoma city bombing would still sell because we all love out homegrown weirdos), they could even sell another Charlie Manson. Cause we buy it.

Every stupid chick with 2 extra dollars buys those stupid magazines at the checkout. And if they bring it home, their man will read too... probably just looking for free t&a, but he'll read just to gain insight into a heart of the T and the A.

I'm sick of people acting like thw media is controlling us. We're not in a novel called 1984. Our telescreens don't have to be turned on every second of every day. All we have to do is quit buying... quit watching. They need us more than we need them!

Yyeah, you think you could say everyone needs to wake up. but it's weird how the numbers are there. In marketing you measure demographics and categorize people because it works. we have to reconcile the herd mentality in some positive way because it exists and it's real, so it can't be "bad" or "stupid"... right?

and you beat Nick cage re; using "Jor-El" too. Youre so far ahead of the pack, the demographic for you is elite, in that: like robin williams, youre quick with references that not everyone recognizes, therefore making him seem obtuse to the point of WTF to some.Its always about the lowest common denominator, which is "herd mentality".So,is it fart jokes, or more obscure but intellectually stimulating reference? Think Richard Pryorplease